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William Hogarth (1) (1697–1764)

Auteur van Engravings by Hogarth

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Fotografie: Self-portrait, 1745
(Yorck Project)

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Werken van William Hogarth

Engravings by Hogarth (1973) 199 exemplaren
Hogarth (2000) — Illustrator — 101 exemplaren
Hogarth: The Complete Engravings (1968) 47 exemplaren
The genius of William Hogarth (1972) 9 exemplaren
Aestheticism in art (2012) 6 exemplaren
Hogarth, place and progress (2019) 4 exemplaren
William Hogarth (2000) 4 exemplaren
William Hogarth (1966) 3 exemplaren
The Graham Children 1 exemplaar
Works 1 exemplaar
Hogarth's drawings 1 exemplaar
Hogarth's Works Complete (1897) 1 exemplaar
Hogarth, Marriage a la Mode (1947) 1 exemplaar
Hogarth on the Will 1 exemplaar
Analiza piękna (2008) 1 exemplaar
Anecdotes of William Hogarth (2008) 1 exemplaar

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Geboortedatum
1697-12-10
Overlijdensdatum
1764-03-23
Geslacht
male

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More interesting (and readable) than expected but largely incomprehensible. Back in 1966, my sister gave me an original print (1753) of the Analysis of Beauty from a large book of Hogarth's etchings. It wasn't until recently, when trying to decide what to throw out, that I thought I'd better find out more about this curious collection of illustrations. The print I have is at the front of this book without the peripheral illustrations that make up most of the illustrations for the book. For Hogarth there is a curvaceous line of beauty that is enhanced (or not) by qualities he identifies as: fitness, variety, uniformity, simplicity, intricacy and quantity. There are moments when the usefulness of this line becomes bizarre. Not least when he offers a remedy for children with lowered heads
..an ugly habit prevented, at a proper age, by fastening a ribbon to a quantity of platted hair, or to the cap as it may be kept fast in its place, and the other end to the back of the coat, as figure 5 plate 31, as such a length as may prevent them drawing their chins into their necks; p.233-234.

Hogarth is not the only person to attempt an understand of what makes us respond so some things as beautiful and others as ugly. My favourite theorist is Christopher Alexander. In his 4 volume epic [b:The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe|3131171|The Nature of Order An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (4 Volume Set)|Christopher W. Alexander|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328004160l/3131171._SX50_.jpg|2726766], he proposes 15 fundamental properties that help us identify a living work (as opposed to a dead one). These are as follows:

  1. Levels of scale
  2. Strong centers
  3. Thick boundaries
  4. Alternating repetition
  5. Positive space
  6. Good shape
  7. Local symmetries
  8. Deep interlock and ambiguity
  9. Contrast
  10. Gradients
  11. Roughness
  12. Echoes
  13. The void
  14. Simplicity and inner calm
  15. Not-separateness

While there are parallels with Hogarth's qualities, his illustrated explanations do not necessarily lead to aha moments. In part, this could be my lack of familiarity with his meandering sentences, but although I tried, I could not follow his reasoning.
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simonpockley | 1 andere bespreking | Feb 25, 2024 |
I liked seeing the works together and reading the commentary but the art history content was usually dry and sometimes unconvincing. Skimmed.
 
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Je9 | Aug 10, 2021 |
Reasonable images given the age of the book. Text is descriptive rather than analytical.
 
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Carfo | 1 andere bespreking | Oct 24, 2012 |

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